Directus vs Sanity
Compare Directus and Sanity for blogs. Find out how the features, pricing & plans differs and which technology is best for you!
Directus
Combining the utility of a Headless CMS with the power of a Backend-as-a-Service, Directus handles APIs, Auth, Admin, and more so you can focus on building amazing apps and websites.
Sanity
Sanity delivers content anywhere (just like a headless CMS). Beyond that, Sanity gives you total composability. A fully decoupled, real-time content back end with customizable content workspaces.
Headless CMS Features
Directus's Headless CMS Features
Not optimized for blogging experience
Complex to integrate
Complex to manage content
Complex to manage images
Image served via CDN
Headless mode available
Blog on subdomain available
Blog on subdirectory available
Sanity's Headless CMS Features
Not optimized for blogging experience
Complex to integrate
Complex to manage content
Complex to manage images
Image served via CDN
Headless mode available
Blog on subdomain available
Blog on subdirectory available
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Pricing & Plans
Directus's Pricing
Directus Free
$0 / forever
- Self-hosted
- No technical support
- License required for entities over $5M financial threshold
Directus Pro
$99 / month
- 500k API requests/month
- 50GB asset storage
Sanity's Pricing
Sanity Free
$0 / forever
- 20 users
- 2 public datasets
- 250k API requests/month
- 100GB bandwidth/month
- 100GB asset storage
Sanity Growth
$15 / user/month
- up to 50 users
- 2 public/private datasets
- 250k API requests/month
- 100GB bandwidth/month
- 100GB asset storage
Choose Directus or Sanity?
Why choose Directus?
Directus is a great choice for developers seeking a flexible, headless CMS with complete customization, but its pricing plans can be limiting with only single tier of professional cloud plan.
Why choose Sanity?
Sanity is a great choice for developers who want to build a fully customizable CMS with a strong focus on content modeling and flexibility. Expect a steep learning curve and a high level of technical expertise.
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